Ethiopian Broader Canon
Canon 33
Abtilis · Section 34 of 83 · 1 passages
1Abṭelis, 33. Let the bishop seek to know what is to be sought. For if he is arrogant, he will exalt his own head and act above all the people, not knowing that God is against him. But if he acts thus, let all be done according to his will, and let him who does not honor the dignities above him, whether the Patriarch or a bishop, not act, nor do anything except by their counsel. Let all his people and his seal be restricted, for he who does not honor his actions and his presence for the throne and the dignity, seeks the Patriarch and the bishop to honor them. If the Patriarch permits him to ordain a bishop within his seal, that is a great duty.